IM BACK!!!! This time with over heating issues.
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Three Wheeling
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IM BACK!!!! This time with over heating issues.
Haha, I knew I wouldn't stay away for long. The disco was running amazing... Until when driving to school t over heated and boiled over. I pulled over and allowed it cool down.
I check for leaks and saw none.
It seems to over heat when the AC is on or under heavy load. It has been 90+ degrees here in Cali. When the temps come down in the evening it takes much more to get it to over heat. If I switch the AC off it creeps down slowly if I turn the heater on it drops pretty rapidly.
Im thinking thermostat. What else could cause this?
Thanks!!!
I check for leaks and saw none.
It seems to over heat when the AC is on or under heavy load. It has been 90+ degrees here in Cali. When the temps come down in the evening it takes much more to get it to over heat. If I switch the AC off it creeps down slowly if I turn the heater on it drops pretty rapidly.
Im thinking thermostat. What else could cause this?
Thanks!!!
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Haha, I knew I wouldn't stay away for long. The disco was running amazing... Until when driving to school t over heated and boiled over. I pulled over and allowed it cool down.
I check for leaks and saw none.
It seems to over heat when the AC is on or under heavy load. It has been 90+ degrees here in Cali. When the temps come down in the evening it takes much more to get it to over heat. If I switch the AC off it creeps down slowly if I turn the heater on it drops pretty rapidly.
Im thinking thermostat. What else could cause this?
Thanks!!!
I check for leaks and saw none.
It seems to over heat when the AC is on or under heavy load. It has been 90+ degrees here in Cali. When the temps come down in the evening it takes much more to get it to over heat. If I switch the AC off it creeps down slowly if I turn the heater on it drops pretty rapidly.
Im thinking thermostat. What else could cause this?
Thanks!!!
Well I have never found that bleeding a coolant system EVER helped an overheating issue. But its worth a try.
With the truck cool
Drive your front right tire on a ramp. No ramp?
Go to your nearest curb. Put the TC in 4 low and drive the front right tire up onto the curb. Now put the heater on FULL BLASSSSTTTT. POP the hood. Remove the radiator PLUG before your engine temperature gets too high.
Now wait for the engine to heat up, thermostat to open and water to fill up the radiator. As the water gets higher let it overflow a little from the plug hole and get all bubbles out. Now with the water still up to the rim replace the plug.
Im probably forgetting something. And no you dont have to raise the resevoir up as high as you can.
However this is probably not the problem. And if your temperature is getting so high that you see it on the gauge its SUPER HOT.
Check and make sure your a/c e fans are working, but agian it shouldn't OVERHEAT even if these were dead.
Do you hear your fan clutch locking up when it gets hot?
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No. I am poor, I am a Audi tech.
I have seen these systems bled out through the bleed screw on the top of the radiator. Air lift just ensures it has no air pockets. I agree with spence it is rare this will cause it to overheat but it is still possible.
I have seen these systems bled out through the bleed screw on the top of the radiator. Air lift just ensures it has no air pockets. I agree with spence it is rare this will cause it to overheat but it is still possible.
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Three Wheeling
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I can turn the fan manual right after shutting off the motor. Bad fan clutch?
Well I have never found that bleeding a coolant system EVER helped an overheating issue. But its worth a try.
With the truck cool
Drive your front right tire on a ramp. No ramp?
Go to your nearest curb. Put the TC in 4 low and drive the front right tire up onto the curb. Now put the heater on FULL BLASSSSTTTT. POP the hood. Remove the radiator PLUG before your engine temperature gets too high.
Now wait for the engine to heat up, thermostat to open and water to fill up the radiator. As the water gets higher let it overflow a little from the plug hole and get all bubbles out. Now with the water still up to the rim replace the plug.
Im probably forgetting something. And no you dont have to raise the resevoir up as high as you can.
However this is probably not the problem. And if your temperature is getting so high that you see it on the gauge its SUPER HOT.
Check and make sure your a/c e fans are working, but agian it shouldn't OVERHEAT even if these were dead.
Do you hear your fan clutch locking up when it gets hot?
With the truck cool
Drive your front right tire on a ramp. No ramp?
Go to your nearest curb. Put the TC in 4 low and drive the front right tire up onto the curb. Now put the heater on FULL BLASSSSTTTT. POP the hood. Remove the radiator PLUG before your engine temperature gets too high.
Now wait for the engine to heat up, thermostat to open and water to fill up the radiator. As the water gets higher let it overflow a little from the plug hole and get all bubbles out. Now with the water still up to the rim replace the plug.
Im probably forgetting something. And no you dont have to raise the resevoir up as high as you can.
However this is probably not the problem. And if your temperature is getting so high that you see it on the gauge its SUPER HOT.
Check and make sure your a/c e fans are working, but agian it shouldn't OVERHEAT even if these were dead.
Do you hear your fan clutch locking up when it gets hot?